Canal Cafe

So a friend of mine has also become interested in local cafes. So when our schedules occasionally align, we seek out an interesting one. Last time I chose the Hammock cafe. This time he chose going to an area of town sometimes referred to as "the Paris of Tokyo" and seeing what we came across. So I'm not sure who is calling Kagurazaka "the Paris of Tokyo" or what that's even supposed to mean. My friend said that the title might be a bit much, but at any rate, there's quite a few cafes to choose from there.

We ended up visiting two cafes. The first of them was Canal Cafe. It was such a nice day that when we spotted the seating area along the canal, we were sold. We headed in around lunch time, so we each got a Caesar Salad and a drink. I saw Sakura Tea on the menu, and thinking it actually meant Sakura tea, which I'm a huge fan of, I got that instead of coffee. It turns out that Sakura tea is just a brand of iced tea. And I don't like iced tea. But that's not the cafe's fault so I won't hold that against them.


So anyway, about the cafe. We sat on the "deck side" which meant it was basically a cafe. Drinks and a couple dishes to choose from. If you go inside, it's actually an Italian restaurant. We also found out that the "canal" is actually the only remaining part of the old outer moat of the old Edo castle. Somehow it's also connecting to a rowing team. But now the rowing is done by customers paying a few hundred yen per 30 minutes.

The atmosphere is quite nice. When the weather is good, we both decided this was an ideal date spot. The food, while a little pricey for a cafe for lunch, was pretty good. And if it was for a date, the price wasn't that bad either. I can't say how the drinks were since I didn't like what I ordered. My friend said his was nothing special but it wasn't terrible either. So overall, we both approved but decided that we wouldn't be coming here with each other again.





Order: Caesar Salad and "Sakura" iced tea (I forgot the price)
Review: Nice date spot

Website: http://www.canalcafe.jp/
Access: Iidabashi Station (less than a five minute walk)